World Bank [to 24 October 2015]
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[We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week]

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The World Bank Group Welcomes Sudan’s Decision to Join the World’s Largest Agricultural Research Partnership
KHARTOUM, October 23, 2015 — The World Bank welcomes Sudan’s decision to join the CGIAR Fund, the world’s largest public vehicle for financing the agricultural research advances needed to tackle complex global development challenges. CGIAR, formerly known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, is a global partnership with over 40 years of experience generating cutting-edge science and technology to reduce poverty, increase food security, improve health and nutrition, and ensure the sustainable management of natural resources across the developing world….

World Bank Forecasts a Slowdown in Migrant Remittances in 2015
Amid global slowdown, economic migrants will send less money home
WASHINGTON, October 22, 2015–Weak economies in Europe, especially Russia, are slowing the growth of remittance flows in 2015. Weaker currencies vis-à-vis the US dollar, and lower oil prices are further restricting the ability of many migrants to send money back to family and friends, according to the World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief.
Remittances to developing countries are expected to reach $435 billion in 2015, registering a modest growth rate of 2 percent from last year. This represents a significant slowing in the growth of remittances from the rise of 3.3 percent in 2014 and of 7.1 percent per year from 2010 -13. Global remittances, sent home from some 250 million migrants, are projected to grow by 1.3 percent to $588 billion.
The Migration and Development Brief and the latest migration and remittances data are available at http://www.worldbank.org/migration

World Bank: Economic Indicators Failed to Predict Arab Uprisings
WASHINGTON, October 21, 2015 – A longtime reliance on economic indicators as a barometer of progress in Middle Eastern and North African countries masked the level of frustration and dissatisfaction in the region ahead of the ‘Arab Spring,’ according to a new World Bank report released today…

Leaders Unite in Calling for a Price on Carbon Ahead of Paris Climate Talks
WASHINGTON, Oct 19, 2015 – For the first time, an unprecedented alliance of Heads of State, city and state leaders, with the support of heads of leading companies, have joined forces to urge countries…